Catch-Up with the Carney's

Here is a rundown of what in the world the Carney's have been up to lately:

As some of you know, I work from home and from time to time I get to travel to different conventions and conferences. As I type this, I am sitting in my hotel room in Brookfield, Wisconsin! I am here with two co-workers for the American Legion Convention. I drove out here Thursday (8/26) and had the three days leading up to my trip all planned out - hair cut and color, laundry, etc. But, Adam had other plans for me...

Adam was admitted to the hospital on Monday after work. Before I continue, he is home and is doing just fine :) Adam has been having some episodes of rapid heart rates and has been wearing a heart monitor the last week. His doctor called and asked him to come to the U of M hospital and be admitted over night so they could observe him. Long story short, what he has is not life threatening, just annoying and can be corrected by medications, which he is now taking. I am sure there is a term for what his condition is, and of course my brain is not remembering it right now.

Now for some better news, we have a closing date for our house - September 23rd! It is so crazy that it is less than a month away!!! And 7 days after that, my parents will be here :) All our selections for the house are finished, I think we just have to meet with the landscaper.

As I mentioned earlier, I am in Wisconsin for work. It's been fun to in a new city and spend the day talking to veterans. My dad served in the Air Force for 23 years, so I have a soft spot for veterans and what they have done for our country. And of course we've been eating some great food - Milwaukee Brat House, Major Goolsby's, Glass Nickel Pizza, and of course Wisconsin's own, Culver's! And tomorrow we are going to the Harley Davidson Museum. I love traveling, but I with Adam was here. I told him we have to come back to Milwaukee so I can see and do everything.

On our horizon is the Minnesota State Fair! Last year was my first year going, so this year we will have a better idea of what to see, and more importantly, what to eat! I already know we will be stopping at Sweet Martha's for sure :)

House Update 8/10

Here is the most recent photo of the house - we have wiring and insulation! Sheetrock starts this week and then painting!!!

Selling the Mormon Church in 30 Seconds

I read this article entitled "Selling the Mormon Church in 30 Seconds" that appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune today. The article is informing, but what got me down was the comments people left. Example:

"the wacky mormons at it again. From the religion that decided in the late 70s that God finally gave them permission to give black men the same equal standing as white men in the church, comes a recent ad making it look like there;s such a thing as an LDS feminist. I'm surprised they don't make their women wear Burkas. Utah has two statistics that say it all. # 1 in the USA for anti-depressants prescribed to women and # 1 in porn web searches."

"Selling what? A church? Nope, a cult."

It makes me so sad that people feel this way. I know many here in Minnesota are unfamiliar with the Church, but why so hateful? I think these ads are GREAT and show the world that yes, we are just like you. We do fun things and our family is important to us. I guess it makes me want to be better - a better person, wife, friend, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A better example to my friends and neighbors who are not members of the Church so that they will never be able to say such hateful things about my beliefs. My name is Erin, and I'm a Mormon.